Bar for guitars



v V 1,618,884 F 22,1927 F. c. MEYER BAR FOR GUITARS Filed'Oct. 2 1924 INVENTOR, eclerwk' cf )[6 WITNESS ATTORNEYS .to provide a V as for instance,

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by numerals, 1 indicates Patented Feb.- 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK C. MEYER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BAR FDR GUITARS.

Application filed October 27, 1924.

This invention relates to bars or steels for awaiian guitars and has for an object to provide an improved construction whereby the bar or steel freelyrotates without presenting obstructions liable to catch the strings. Another object of the invention is to provide a sliding bar or steel wherein the journal members are so constructed and positioned as to properly function without permitting adjustments by a non-skilled person.

A still further object of the invention is guitar bar or steel having a roller on one edge and finger engaging wings on the, opposite, edge.

In the accompanying drawing I Figural is a perspective view of a bar orsteel embodying the invention, the same being shown applied. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1, the same being on a slightly larger scale.

Figure '3 is a sectional view ure 2, on line 3 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing a body which is formed'of flat material of any desired kind,

The what into as to provide a smooth end surface. arms 2 and 3 result in the provision of may be termed a' recess or socket 5 which a bar or steel roller 6 extends leach of the arms 2 and 3 is provided with a recess 7 for receiving about one-half of the respective balls 8 and 9, the other half pro- At one end the roller 6 is provided with a recess 10 of about the same size as recess 7 whereby the ball 8 1S properly accommodated and acts to hold that end of the bar in place while permitting a free rotation of the bar. Part of the ball 9 fits in a recess 11 similar to the recess 7 while the other part projects into the bore 12 formed in the roller 6. A second ball 13 holds the ball 9 in socket 11 and the ball 13 is in turn held in place by a pin 14 which is driven into a radiall extendin a Jerture in roller '6 so that the inner end of the pin engages the ball 13' and crowds the same over as shown in Figure 2. After the balls have been crowded over to the desired extent so that the roller 6 is positively locked in place and at the same time permitted a loose or free rotation, pin 14 is cut oft and ment, the bar steel, alun'iinum, wood or the like, said body having depending arms 2 and 3, said arns being rounded at Al so Serial No. 746,138.

polished until it resembles the other part of the roller 6. The bar is then in condition for use and roller 6 may freely rotate wh le the supporting journal members are maintained out of sight and also maintained in such a position that they cannot be tampered with by an inexperienced person. In this way the roller 6 may be properly mounted at the factory and will always remain in that condition so as to properly function at all times.

In order to properly the body 1 is provided with loops or wings 15 and 16 extending from the upper edge of body 1 and positioned to partially encircle the thumb and second finger. A curved l0ngitndinal depression 17 is provided adapter to receive the first finger which preferably bears against the body 1 at the extreme end while the front end of the second finger engages the side of the front end of body 1 and the thumb the opposite side beneath the wing 16. By this construction and arrangemay be readily grasped and held in position at all times while permitting a ready pressure against the roller 6 during the operation of the device.

lVhat I claim is:

i 1. A bar for guitars comprising a flat body having one straight edge adapted to engz ge the strings of a guitar, the opposite edge of said body being curved for substantially its full length, and a pair of wings extending from said curved edge substantially in opposite directions, said wings be ing substantially arc-shaped in cross section, said wings being so positioned as to present a groove therebetween, said groove being adapted to receive the fore ling-er of the player while the thumb and second linger are positioned within said wings.

2. A bar for guitars comprising a body having a string engaging edge, and a pair of substantially arc-shaped wings extemling from'the opposite edge of the body to said string engaging edge, the axis of said wings being substantially parallel with sair string engaging edge, said wings having the concave surface substantially facing said string engaging edge wherebya groove is formed between said wings for the reception of the fore finger of a player while the thumb and second finger of the player are positioned in the concave portion of the respective wings.

FREDERICK c. MEYER;

manipulate the bar, 

